A WOMAN who repeatedly disturbed her neighbours with loud music told a court she suffers from epilepsy and while having a fit the headphones fell out of her television.

Peta Jane Kyne of Ffordd Caernarfon, Felinheli admitted breaching a noise abatement notice issued by Gwynedd Council last September when she appeared at Caernarfon Magistrates Court yesterday.

The 46-year-old also asked for five other similar offences to be taken into consideration.

The court heard neighbours had complained of noise from the terraced house to Gwynedd Council on numerous occasions.

Owain Edwards, prosecuting, said council officials had visited the area and realised there was a noise nuisance.

“In September 2008 she was served with a noise abatement order. But there were further complaints from neighbours to the council and the police on various dates between September 26 and December 11 last year.

“The victims, the neighbours, have suffered the harmful effects of loud noise on their night’s sleep,” he said.

Council officials have seized a television and set-top box from Ms Kyne he added.

“In 1983 she was involved in a serious road traffic accident and as a result suffers from epilepsy. She also suffers from bad hearing and usually has the television on at loud volumes but listens through headphones.

“But if she suffers a fit the jack plug can come out of the socket making the sound come out of the speakers rather than the headphones,” he said.

Kyne was given a two year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £100 costs.

After the hearing Kyne said she was satisfied with the result.

“I normally listen to music programmes on satellite channels. I should have made arrangements to prevent this from happening but I am not very technical,” she said.